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RECHABITES. A family of Kenites descended from Rechab, through Jonadab, 1 Chr. 2:55; Jer. 35:6. Enjoined by Jonadab to drink no wine, Jer. 35:6. Adhere to the injunction of abstinence; perpetuation of the family promised as a reward, Jer. 35. See Abstinence, Total; Nazirites; Rechab 2.